Every weekend at church we do a lot of different things over and over during worship services. Things that don't really make sense to the rest of the world, but we do them consistently as we meet with other Christians and as we meet with the Lord. But do you know why we do them?
As we sing, we preach, we confess, we take communion, we commission one another to go out into the world, let's take a moment to reflect why these practices are important and how to get the very most of everything that we do together... when we meet.
This sermon teaches that God, in His desire to be present with His people, instructed Moses to bless Israel, a blessing fulfilled when Jesus took our curse. Because all believers are now a royal priesthood, we have the authority to share this gospel by actively blessing our families and communities with God's peace and presence.
This sermon on communion teaches that it is both a vertical act of receiving God's grace and a horizontal act of extending that same grace to one another. Grounded in 1 Corinthians 11, the message calls the church to reject division and favoritism, recognizing that true communion is about unity and loving support for all believers.
Based on 1 John 1:5-10, this sermon teaches that God is light and that confession is the path to true intimacy with Him. By confessing our sins, we acknowledge both His holiness and our brokenness, allowing us to receive His forgiveness and experience freedom from guilt and shame.
Based on Luke 24, Dylan's sermon teaches that Jesus’ resurrection provides a clear understanding of the gospel, transforming our identity and commissioning us to share His message of forgiveness with the world. He encouraged believers to be united as they carry out this mission, starting from their local communities.
This sermon teaches that the gospel of grace is an indispensable, inconceivable, and immeasurable gift from God, one that cannot be earned. Understanding this grace leads to true humility, freeing us from the need for self-promotion and self-loathing by showing that all are spiritually bankrupt without it.
This sermon teaches that our worship through singing is a powerful and beautiful response to God's worthiness, not just a transaction for blessings. When we sing, we unleash God's power in spiritual warfare and affirm our confidence in His unchanging covenantal love for us.
